Networks and Optimization group news

Monique Laurent member of Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities

Researcher and MT member Monique Laurent (CWI and UvT) has been invited to become a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen – KHMW) …

Monique Laurent member of Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities

CWI and Dassault Systèmes start PPS project to improve supply chain technology

CWI and Dassault Systèmes recently started a collaboration in the field of optimization technology for businesses.

CWI and Dassault Systèmes start PPS project to improve supply chain technology

Marie Curie ITN grant awarded to POEMA network

Recently, the EU awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) grant for POEMA – ‘Polynomial Optimization, Efficiency through Moments and Algebra’. The consortium consists of 14 academic and industrial partners, such …

Marie Curie ITN grant awarded to POEMA network

Sophie Huiberts nominated for UU Graduate School of Natural Sciences Thesis Award 2018

Sophie Huiberts, a PhD student at CWI, was one of the three nominees for the Graduate School of Natural Sciences Thesis Award 2018 at Utrecht University.

Sophie Huiberts nominated for UU Graduate School of Natural Sciences Thesis Award 2018

Monique Laurent opened World Women in Mathematics event in Rio

Monique Laurent from CWI opened the World Women in Mathematics event (WM)² in Rio de Janeiro with a keynote lecture.

Monique Laurent opened World Women in Mathematics event in Rio

2018 Women@McKinsey Dissertation Award for Yllka Velaj

CWI researcher and ERCIM Fellow Yllka Velaj has won the 2018 Women@McKinsey Dissertation Award for her PhD thesis, which analyzes the problem of how to maximize the dissemination of information and opinions …

2018 Women@McKinsey Dissertation Award for Yllka Velaj

ERC Starting grant for CWI researcher Daniel Dadush

In July, Daniel Dadush (CWI) was awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for his proposal ‘Towards a Quantitative Theory of Integer Programming’. He aims to revolutionize the understanding of …

ERC Starting grant for CWI researcher Daniel Dadush

CWI trainee Carla Groenland runner-up in UvA Master Thesis Award 2018

Carla Groenland, UvA alumnus and a trainee at CWI’s Networks & Optimization research group, was chosen as the runner-up in the finale for the UvA Master Thesis Award 2018. In total there …

CWI trainee Carla Groenland runner-up in UvA Master Thesis Award 2018